US20040185710A1 - Multi-stack desktop computer/set-top box audio connector - Google Patents

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US20040185710A1
US20040185710A1 US10/393,503 US39350303A US2004185710A1 US 20040185710 A1 US20040185710 A1 US 20040185710A1 US 39350303 A US39350303 A US 39350303A US 2004185710 A1 US2004185710 A1 US 2004185710A1
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Gregory Thomas
Robert Stoddard
Joe Bursey
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
    • H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • H01R13/518—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames

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  • the present invention relates to the field of connectors. More specifically, the present invention relates to desktop computer/set-top box audio connectors.
  • computing devices include servers, personal computers and “special” purpose computing devices.
  • Personal computers may have form factors, such as desktop, laptop, tablet, and so forth.
  • Special” purpose computing devices may include set-top boxes, personal digital assistants (PDA), wireless mobile phones and so forth.
  • PDA personal digital assistants
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example prior art solution to facilitating the offering of multi-channel audio on a desktop computer, set-top box or a device of the like. More specifically, the solution is illustrated from the perspective of a “rear view”, looking from the back of an exposed chassis of a desktop computer or set-top box.
  • the example prior art solution involves the employment of multiple discrete connectors 604 - 606 .
  • These discrete connectors may include e.g. what is commonly referred to as a triple stack connector 604 to facilitate audio line-in, audio line-out and microphone-in, and a number of single port connectors 606 to facilitate surround sound and center/low frequency effect (LFE) outputs.
  • LFE center/low frequency effect
  • the solution is inefficient in that to facilitate mounting as well as reduction in the risk electrical interference, typically a small spatial gap is provided between any two discrete connectors. Resultantly, the base circuit board, and therefore the form factor of the desktop computer or set-top box may not be as compact as possible, had a more space efficient solution is available.
  • FIGS. 1 a - 1 b illustrate a perspective view of the multi-stack audio connection of the present invention, in accordance with two embodiments
  • FIGS. 2 a - 2 b illustrate an exposed side view of the multi-stack audio connection of the present invention, in accordance with two embodiments
  • FIGS. 3 a - 3 b illustrate a top view of the multi-stack audio connection of the present invention, in accordance with two embodiments
  • FIGS. 4 a - 4 b illustrate a schematic view of the wiring of the 3-port stack and the 2-port stack, in accordance with two embodiments
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a computing device incorporated with the teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one example application.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a “front” view of a prior art solution to facilitate the offering of multi-channel audio on a desktop computer or set-top box.
  • the present invention includes a multi-stack audio connector, having particular application to facilitate provision of multi-channel audio on a desktop computer, set-top box or other apparatuses of the like.
  • each of the two embodiments includes at least two stacks 102 a / 102 b of audio ports 104 .
  • the two stacks 102 a / 102 b of audio ports 104 are advantageously encased by a single casing 106 .
  • Casing 106 includes mounting features 108 / 110 for facilitating mounting multi-stack audio connector 100 a / 100 b to a circuit board, e.g. a motherboard of a desktop computer, a set-top box or other apparatuses of the like.
  • the plurality of audio ports 104 may be provided in an efficient space saving manner.
  • each of the two stacks 102 a includes 3 audio ports 104 .
  • one stack 102 a includes 3 audio ports 104
  • the other stack 102 b includes 2 audio ports.
  • the present invention may be practiced with the integrated multi-stack connector having more than two multi-port stacks, and each port stack having more or less ports.
  • audio ports 104 of the two stacks 102 a may be considered as being disposed along, as well as orthogonal to two spatially separated vertical axes Y 1 and Y 2 (see also FIG. 2 a, where an exposed side view of connector 100 a is shown).
  • audio ports 104 of the two stacks 102 a may also be considered as being disposed along, as well as orthogonal to three spatially separated horizontal axes X 1 , X 2 and X 3 (see also FIG. 3 a, where a top view of connector 100 a is shown).
  • audio ports 104 of the two stacks 102 a and 102 b may be considered as being disposed along, as well as orthogonal to two spatially separated vertical axes Y 1 and Y 2 (see also FIG. 2 b, where an exposed side view of connector 100 b is shown).
  • audio ports 104 of the two stacks 102 a / 102 b may be considered as having the middle port of stack 102 a disposed at an intersection of the X and Y 2 axes, and the top ports of stacks 102 a - 102 b being disposed along, as well as orthogonal to two inclined/angled linear axes P 1 and P 2 , relative to axes X and Y (see also FIG. 3 b, where a top view of connector 100 b is shown).
  • the left 3 port stack 102 a of connector 100 a comprises an audio line-in port, an audio line-out port, and a microphone-in port
  • the two lower ports of the right 3 port stack 102 a comprises a surround sound port, and a center/LFE port.
  • the top port of the right 3 port stack 102 a comprises a digital audio output port, e.g. a Sony/Philip Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port.
  • S/PDIF Sony/Philip Digital Interface
  • the top port of the right 3 port stack 102 a may be a digital audio input port instead.
  • the right 3 port stack 102 a of connector 100 b comprises an audio line-in port, an audio line-out port, and a microphone-in port
  • the left 2 port stack 102 b of connector 100 b comprises a surround sound output port and a center/LFE port.
  • mounting features 108 - 110 may comprise mounting poles 108 and deflectable hooks 110 .
  • mounting poles 108 and deflectable hooks 100 may be designed for a mounting force in the range of 0.4 to 3.0 kgf.
  • Wiring 402 a for a 3 port stack 102 a comprises 3 pairs of contacts 404 and 3 corresponding grounds 406
  • wiring 402 b for a 2 port stack 102 b comprises 2 pairs of contacts 404 , and 2 corresponding grounds 406 .
  • each pair of contacts may be designed for a current rating of 1 amp, and dielectric withstanding voltage of 500vac. Further, the insulation resistance may be greater than 100megohm, and the contact resistance may be smaller than 50 milliohm.
  • the contacts and wiring may be constituted with any number of materials known in the art.
  • the contacts are constituted with copper alloy, whereas the traces are constituted with copper wires.
  • the contacts may also be constituted with nickel, gold, tin and/or lead plating.
  • the contacts and wiring may be designed with other electrical and/or physical characteristics, employing different materials.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a computing device incorporated with the teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment.
  • computing device 500 includes in particular, A/V interface 508 and multi-stack connector of the present invention 100 a / 100 b, coupled to each other as shown.
  • One or more audio devices 516 are in turn coupled to multi-stack connector 100 a / 100 b.
  • computing device 500 includes processor 502 , DSP 504 , non-volatile memory 506 , and communication interface 512 , coupled to each other and audio/video (A/V) interface 508 , via bus 514 .
  • Non-volatile memory 506 includes operating logic 540 having media player 542 and A/ device driver 544 . The elements are disposed on circuit board 520 .
  • processor 502 and/or DSP 504 execute media player 542 and/or A/V device driver 544 to facilitate audio input/output, and A/V interface 508 , among other functions, perform analog-to-digital and/or digital-to-analog signal conversion.
  • the elements are known in the art. Accordingly, computing device 500 represents a broad range of computing devices known in the art, including but are not limited to desktop computers, set-top boxes, multi-media control center, and so forth.

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CNA200480006206XA CN1759508A (zh) 2003-03-19 2004-02-06 多叠层台式计算机/机顶盒音频连接器
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